THE LIBERTY CORPORATION
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 7, 2002

The Liberty Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
South Carolina   1-5846   57-0507055
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		   (Commission File
Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
135 South Main Street, Greenville, SC       29601
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (864) 241-5400

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Liberty Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Hayne Hipp, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Hayne Hipp
Chief Executive Officer
November 7, 2002

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Liberty Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Howard L. Schrott, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Howard L. Schrott
Chief Financial Officer
November 7, 2002

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

         
    THE LIBERTY CORPORATION    
 
    By:   /s/ Martha Williams
       
        Name: Martha Williams Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
 
    November 7, 2002    

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